Decades ago in my Scout troop we all figured the assistant scoutmaster was gay, but at least during my 7 years in scouting he was a fine scoutmaster, kept it in the closet, and never wronged a boy. (He ‘came out’ later.) Still, I don’t think it’s a good idea to encourage putting men into such positions of temptation - look what it has done to the Catholic Church, with priests and altar boys.
The problem isn’t with the gays who will abide by the rules and otherwise be exemplary Scouts....the problem is that inevitably they will start making demands that the Scouts make changes to accomodate them.
That’s the problem with gays, they demand everybody change for them, instead of for them to adapt.
Say your a heterosexual guy, who, for some reason, really digs senior highschool girl’s swimming team competition. As much as you honestly dig it, and as much as you want to help the girls be great swimmers, should one feel that parents who didn’t want you to be the coach aren’t being reasonable?
Yes, it sucks that that you won’t get to help the girls, but it’s not like the parents don’t have a leg to stand on.
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